Necktie clasp



Nov. 20, 1934. E. 5. MIX 1,981,740

NECKTIE CLASP Filed March 29, 1934 Patented Nov. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT omen Manufacturing Company, N. Y., a corporation of New York Inc., Rochester,

-Application March 29, 1934, Serial No. 718,011

Claims. I (01, 24-49) This invention relates to necktie clasps. One object of the invention is to provide an exceedingly simple, inexpensive, durable and effective clasp to fasten a tied four-in-hand 5 necktie to the bosom of a shirt or to fasten the ends of the necktie together.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a clasp of the nature stated, embodying among other characteristics a clasp which may be of ornamentaland attractive design, not only in superficial ornamentation, but in lines of configuration as well, and which possesses characteristics essential to jewelry.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated, in the accompanying drawing, and set forth in the claims hereto appended, itbeing understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacriflcingany of the advantages thereof.

In the drawing:

t Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invenion.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 3 is a top plane view.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4 -4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the clasp applied.

.Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the reference character 1 indicates a long, narrow, relatively stiff bar of precious metal or other suitable material having one endbent, as at 2, with aslightly deflected slightly yieldable bifurcated portion 3, forming spaced arms 4,.terminating in oppositely spaced ears 5. This bar constitutes the outer member of the clasp and it may be of gold, silver, or the like, or it may be otherwise provided with an ornamental outer face.

A clasping lever'is indicated at A. This lever may be composed of precious metal or other suitable material and it is preferably slightly curved longitudinally to present an inner convex face to 'the bar and an exterior concave face and includes a widened portion 6 near one end from which widened portion 6 the lever gradually tapers longitudinally of and toward the outer end of the bar 1.

The lever A is provided at its widened portion 6 with a pair of inwardly directed ears '7 notched or toothed edges of the segmental or scarf together.

shape of the flanges 9 and 10 and their longiconvexity of the edges of the segmental-shaped which are adapted to overlap the aforesaid ears 5 in aligned relation therewith transversely of the clasp and these sets of ears 5 and Z are connected together by means of a suitable pivot I 8, whereby the slightly curved clasping lever A 6 is pivotally mounted on the deflected portion 3 of the upwardly and outwardly directed slightly yieldable portion 2 of the bar 1.

The clasping lever A is provided at=its inner end on opposite sides with spaced, elongated, substantially segmental flanges 9 and 10 having notched or toothed convexly curved edges 11 and-12, respectively, for cooperation with the inner face of the bar 1 to clasp a tie to a shirt or to clasp together the ends of a four-in-hand necktie or scarf. The inner face of the bar 1 may be roughened, if desired, as at 13, and by virtue of the'forward taper of the lever A and I the segmental flanges 9 and 10 being formed along the tapered sides of thelever the said 76 flanges converge slightly toward the outer end of the lever.

The pivoted clasping lever A is spring-controlled for the purpose of maintaining the 80 shaped side flanges 9 and 10norma1ly in clamping relation with the inner face of the bar 1. This clasping relation is accomplished by means of a suitable spring 14, whiclrin the present instance encircles the aforesaid pivot pin 8 with its terminal 15 disposed against the underface of the lever A and the other terminal disposed against the bight of the bifurcation 4.

It will thus be understood that the spring 14 exerts suchtension on the lever A as will maintain the notched or toothed edges of the segmental flanges ,9 and 10 firmly or tightly in engagement with the bar 1 or effectively cooperating with the inner face of the bar 1 to clamp or clasp the, necktie to the button-edge of the wearer's shirt or to clasp the ends of the necktie I By virtue of the length and the segmental tudinal disposition with relation to the bar 1 and the lever A, any tendency of the clasp to pivot or swivel out of position is prevented and if there should be a'bunch-ing of the material clasped between the bar 1 andthe lever A, the

flanges 9 and 10 will clasp against the crowded material. In other words, material of different thicknesses is clamped by the segmental flanges against the bar 1, according to the different thicknesses along the bar, by the convexity of 1 the notched or toothed edges of the flanges 9 and 10 in cooperation with the inner face of the bar 1. I

In the use of the clasp, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, the bar- 1 provides the outer member of the clasp and the lever A provides the inner member thereof, and in practice it has been'found that the normally closed clasp is readily opened by pressure on the outer end of the lever A against the tension of the spring 14 and the clasp easily applied and removed from operative position with relation to the materials clasped thereby. When the lever A is pressed upon at the outer end thereof, the forward end moves away from the vbar 1 and the clasp may be readily moved transversely over the ends of the necktie 16 and the button or button-hole edge of the shirt 1'7 and positioned,

as illustrated in Fig. 5, and readily and quickly removed from such position when desired.

What is claimed is: I

1. A necktie clasp comprising a long, narrow, relatively stiff, straight front bar having one endbent over, the inner face of the bar in spaced relation thereto and terminating in an outwardly deflected portion having a bifurcation therein forming spaced arms provided with spaced ears, a relatively long, forwardly tapering, slightly curved clasping lever extending longitudinally of said bar and having spaced ears near its outer end which overlapsthe aforesaid ears, a pivot pin passing through said overlapping ears to pivotally mount the lever, said lever being provided at its inner end on opposite sides thereof with spaced elongated substantially seg mental side flanges arranged within the side edges of said bar and having rough convexly curved edges cooperating with the inner face of said bar to clasp necktie ends together or to clasp the necktie to a shirt. v

2. A clasp for neckties comprising a substantially straight bar having a flat smooth inner face and a clasping lever extending along the inner face of the bar and having the greater portion of its length of a width slightly less than that .of the bar, said lever being pivotally connected to the bar adjacent one end thereof and provided at its other end at opposite sides with spaced elongated substantially segmental side clasp necktie ends together or to clasp a necktie to a shirt.

3. A clasp for neckties comprising a bar having a relatively short yieldable supporting means at one end, a clasping lever pivoted to the yieldable supporting means and extending longitudinally of the bar and provided at its inner end at opposite sides with spaced elongated substantially segmental side flanges having rough convexly curved edges for clasping cooperation with the inner face of the bar, and a spring to maintain said flanges normally in clasping relation with the inner face of the bar.

4. A necktie claspcomprising a front bar having one end bent over the inner face of the bar in spaced relation thereto and bifurcated to ing lever extending longitudinally of said bar and having spaced ears near its outer end which overlap the aforesaid ears, a pivot pin passing through said overlapping ears to pivotally mount the lever, said lever being provided at its inner end on opposite sides thereof 'with spaced elongated substantially segmental shaped side flanges arranged within the side edges of said bar and having rough convexly curved edges coopcrating withthe inner face of said bar to clasp necktie ends together or to clasp the necktie to a shirt.

5. A clasp for neckties comprising a bar having one end portion directed backwardly over the body of the bar in spaced relation to the latter and forming supporting means at one end of I the bar, said supporting means being bifurcated inner face of the bar within the longitudinal side edges of the latter, and means to maintain said flanges normally in clasping relation with the inner" face of the bar.

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